Photo: Ministry of Energy of Ukraine: Mykola Kolisnyk, Deputy Minister of Energy
The department notes that last year’s increase made it possible to “balance the power system and carry out the necessary repairs.”
Raising the electricity tariff for the population in Ukraine last year made it possible to balance the energy system and carry out the necessary repairs. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Energy Mykola Kolisnyk on the air of the telethon Edyni novyni.
“I would like to note that the slight increase in the tariff that took place in 2023 added 3 GW to the system, which made it possible to safely pass the heating season,” the official said.
He also listed what other reasons made it possible to save electricity, that the population began to use electricity sparingly due to the increase in cost.
“This is a set of actions. First of all, it was possible to economically balance the subjects of the electricity market, due to which they had the financial capacity to carry out measures for reconstruction, preparation for the heating season, to carry out a proper repair campaign, in particular, the repair of damaged equipment from previous attacks Thus, the amount of equipment that was ready for the heating season was an additional 3 GW, which made it possible to balance the system between demand and supply,” Kolisnyk added.
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